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Palestinian Rituals of Identity: The Prophet Moses Festival in Jerusalem, 1850-1948


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Members of Palestine's Muslim community have long honored al-Nabi Musa, or the Prophet Moses. Since the thirteenth century, they have celebrated at a shrine near Jericho believed to be the location of Moses's tomb; in the mid-nineteenth century, they organized a civic festival in Jerusalem to honor this prophet. Considered one of the most important occasions for Muslim pilgrims in Palestine, the Prophet Moses festival yearly attracted thousands of people who assembled to pray, conduct mystical forms of worship, and hold folk celebrations. Palestinian Rituals of Identity takes an innovative approach to the study of Palestine's modern history by focusing on the Prophet Moses festival from the late Ottoman period through the era of British rule. Halabi explores how the festival served as an arena of competing discourses, with various social groups attempting to control its symbols. Tackling questions about modernity, colonialism, gender relations, and identity, Halabi recounts how peasants, Bedouins, rural women, and Sufis sought to influence the festival even as Ottoman authorities, British colonists, Muslim clerics, and Palestinian national leaders did the same. Drawing on extensive research in Arabic newspapers and Islamic and colonial archives, Halabi reveals how the festival has encapsulated Palestinians' responses to modernity, colonialism, and the nation's growing national identity.

Table of Contents:
Note on Translation Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. The Traditional Ziyara Chapter 2. The Official Ceremonies in Fin-de-SiÈcle Jerusalem, 1850–1917 Chapter 3. British Colonialism Attends the Festival Chapter 4. Arab Elite Discourses at the Festival Chapter 5. Nationalist Youth Activity at the Festival to 1937 Chapter 6. Nonnational Inflections: The Participation of Non-Elite Groups Chapter 7. The Festival’s Denouement, 1938–1948 Conclusion: The Nabi Musa Festival after 1948 Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Awad Halabi is an associate professor of history and religion at Wright State University, with a PhD in Near and Middle Eastern civilizations from the University of Toronto.

Review :
Taken in its entirety, Halabi’s book artfully illuminates these tensions between family, village, town, region, and nation that have cut through the Nabi Musa celebrations since its inception. He has provided us with a valuable contribution to our understanding of modern Palestinian history, reminding us of the rich possibilities religious practice holds for the study of social and political change . . . Thanks to Halabi’s richly textured and thoroughly researched book, we can now incorporate these struggles into our own summations of Palestine’s modern story. (Institute for Palestine Studies—Jerusalem Quarterly) A meticulous and comprehensive study...an essential read. (Bustan: The Middle East Book Review)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781477326312
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Sub Title: The Prophet Moses Festival in Jerusalem, 1850-1948
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1477326316
  • Publisher Date: 17 Jan 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 513 gr


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